[GRLUG] wep in linux

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Ron Lauzon wrote:
> Topher wrote:
>   
>> Initially, the students get a machine with a complete image on the drive. 
>> If the key should ever get corrupted or something, they bring it to the IS 
>> department and it goes away into a small dark room and it's magically 
>> re-entered.
>>   
>>     
> Ahhhh....  Security through obscurity.  We all know how well THAT works.
>
>   
Yeah, and what gets me is that so many institutions believe that it's 
fine to treat either their employees or their students like common 
criminals. Exactly what harm would there even be in the students finding 
out the wep key? For one it can be hacked in no time flat (In fact, I 
live close to Cornerstone, I'll bet by tomorrow I could tell you what 
the wep key is!) and secondly the students have access to the network so 
having the wep key doesn't give them much more than they already have.